What to know before San Jose State kicks off at San Diego State

SAN JOSE STATE AT SAN DIEGO STATE

Records: San Jose State (3-7, 2-4 Mountain West); San Diego State (8-2, 5-1 MW)

Kickoff: 7:30 p.m.

TV: FS1

Radio: 860 AM KTRB

Series history: San Diego State leads 24-21-2; Aztecs are 12-3-1 at home against the Spartans

SJSU storylines: SJSU won the last matchup between the two schools, 24-13 in 2023. … SJSU fired defensive coordinator Derrick Odum following a 55-10 loss against Nevada. Inside linebackers coach Bojay Filimoeatu will serve as the interim defensive coordinator for the final two games. … During SJSU’s loss to Nevada, the Spartans only had 270 total yards of offense, one yard more than their season low against Texas. … Quarterback Walker Eget is coming off his worst game as an SJSU starter, only throwing for 74 yards and three interceptions. … The Spartans are 0-5 on the road this season. … SJSU was projected to finish third in the Mountain West in the preseason poll but sit at 10th in the conference.

San Diego State storylines: SDSU is 8-2 overall, but needs to win out in order to have a chance at a College Football Playoff bid. … SDSU is coming off a 17-7 win over Boise State. … The Aztecs are 5-0 at home, outscoring opponents 162-38 with two shutouts. … San Jose State is the first team SDSU will play with a sub .500 record since Oct. 11 against Nevada. … SDSU’s defense has three shutouts on the season which is the most in FBS, two of them coming against Cal and Fresno State. … The Aztecs were picked eighth in the preseason poll but currently sit in sole possession of first in the Mountain West.

Stats that matter: Aztecs running back Lucky Sutton is the MW rushing leader with 1,048; he’s the only player in the conference to eclipse the 1,000 mark. … SJSU wide receiver Danny Scudero leads FBS in receiving yards with 1,155 receiving yards and is tied for first in the MW with 10 receiving touchdowns. … Over his past two games, Eget has thrown five interceptions without a touchdown after not throwing a pick since week two against Texas. … SDSU is 10th in the MW in total passing offense (160.16 yards per game) but are third in the conference in total rushing offense (189.70 yards per game). … SDSU also has the second-best total pass defense in the conference (162.20 yards per game) and has forced more turnovers (11) than touchdowns allowed (10). … SJSU has the best total passing offense in the conference (313.80 passing yards per game) but is ninth in the conference in scoring (24 points per game).

— AARON JOHNSON